Writers can misuse or overuse hyphens, em dashes, colons and, to some editors' disgust, semicolons. Using a period is a simple solution.

People can choose from a sheet of designs that all incorporate the semi-colon design. Leaders with Foundation 2 said the semi-colon is a symbol of strength in the mental health community.

But he also changed several other commas to semicolons. He may have worked on rough drafts. “When he knew he was to present an important speech, he toiled far ahead,” White wrote. Eventually ...